September 21, 2012
St. Augustine Police Department Announce Charges

The St. Augustine Police announced that toxicology results have come back from FDLE concerning a crash that occurred on the eastside of the Bridge of Lions the night of July 4, 2012. This case could have been much worse, just fifteen minutes before, the fireworks ended and the crowd had dispersed. The only injury in this crash was the driver.

Thersea D. Long was injured in that accident and a blood sample was requested by Traffic Officer Chris Miller with SAPD. That sample was taken to FDLE to be examined for alcohol in Long’s system. The results came back as positive for alcohol 0.125. 0.125 is well above the State of Florida’s legal limit. T. Long has been convicted of multiple counts of Driving Under the Influence since 1983.

The appropriate paperwork has been filed with the State Attorney’s Office at the St. Johns County Courthouse, St. Augustine, Florida.

Source: St. Augustine Police Department